• Occupational Employment and Wage Statistics

Occupational Employment and Wages, May 2021

47-2031 Carpenters

Construct, erect, install, or repair structures and fixtures made of wood and comparable materials, such as concrete forms; building frameworks, including partitions, joists, studding, and rafters; and wood stairways, window and door frames, and hardwood floors. May also install cabinets, siding, drywall, and batt or roll insulation. Includes brattice builders who build doors or brattices (ventilation walls or partitions) in underground passageways.

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National estimates for Carpenters
Industry profile for Carpenters
Geographic profile for Carpenters

National estimates for Carpenters:

Employment estimate and mean wage estimates for Carpenters:

Employment (1)	Employment RSE (3)	Mean hourly wage	Mean annual wage (2)	Wage RSE (3)
668,060	1.0 %	$ 26.53	$ 55,190	0.5 %

Percentile wage estimates for Carpenters:

Percentile	10%	25%	50% (Median)	75%	90%
Hourly Wage	$ 15.33	$ 18.38	$ 23.20	$ 29.80	$ 38.92
Annual Wage (2)	$ 31,880	$ 38,240	$ 48,260	$ 61,980	$ 80,940

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Industry profile for Carpenters:

Industries with the highest published employment and wages for Carpenters are provided. For a list of all industries with employment in Carpenters, see the Create Customized Tables function.

Industries with the highest levels of employment in Carpenters:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction	209,480	24.92	$ 24.94	$ 51,880
Building Finishing Contractors	112,370	13.89	$ 27.59	$ 57,390
Nonresidential Building Construction	110,540	14.20	$ 29.84	$ 62,060
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	95,230	10.20	$ 26.39	$ 54,900
Employment Services	15,120	0.43	$ 22.03	$ 45,820

Industries with the highest concentration of employment in Carpenters:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Residential Building Construction	209,480	24.92	$ 24.94	$ 51,880
Nonresidential Building Construction	110,540	14.20	$ 29.84	$ 62,060
Building Finishing Contractors	112,370	13.89	$ 27.59	$ 57,390
Foundation, Structure, and Building Exterior Contractors	95,230	10.20	$ 26.39	$ 54,900
Other Wood Product Manufacturing	9,910	4.24	$ 18.99	$ 39,500

Top paying industries for Carpenters:

Industry	Employment (1)	Percent of industry employment	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Electric Power Generation, Transmission and Distribution	30	0.01	$ 41.57	$ 86,460
Specialty (except Psychiatric and Substance Abuse) Hospitals	60	0.02	$ 38.58	$ 80,240
Aerospace Product and Parts Manufacturing	90	0.02	$ 37.93	$ 78,890
Educational Support Services	130	0.07	$ 36.21	$ 75,320
Motion Picture and Video Industries	510	0.16	$ 36.08	$ 75,040

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Geographic profile for Carpenters:

States and areas with the highest published employment, location quotients, and wages for Carpenters are provided. For a list of all areas with employment in Carpenters, see the Create Customized Tables function.

States with the highest employment level in Carpenters:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
California	100,950	6.11	1.29	$ 31.57	$ 65,670
Florida	45,040	5.23	1.10	$ 21.14	$ 43,980
New York	41,290	4.76	1.00	$ 31.94	$ 66,420
Texas	33,510	2.74	0.58	$ 21.52	$ 44,760
Pennsylvania	27,560	4.94	1.04	$ 25.71	$ 53,470

States with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpenters:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Idaho	9,120	12.04	2.54	$ 20.09	$ 41,780
Hawaii	5,670	10.34	2.18	$ 38.08	$ 79,200
South Dakota	4,270	10.13	2.14	$ 19.36	$ 40,260
Wyoming	2,580	9.91	2.09	$ 25.45	$ 52,930
Vermont	2,730	9.62	2.03	$ 24.21	$ 50,350

Top paying states for Carpenters:

State	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Hawaii	5,670	10.34	2.18	$ 38.08	$ 79,200
New Jersey	14,960	3.89	0.82	$ 34.40	$ 71,550
Alaska	2,280	7.71	1.63	$ 32.78	$ 68,180
Illinois	22,840	4.06	0.86	$ 31.99	$ 66,530
New York	41,290	4.76	1.00	$ 31.94	$ 66,420

Metropolitan areas with the highest employment level in Carpenters:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
New York-Newark-Jersey City, NY-NJ-PA	38,770	4.47	0.94	$ 34.58	$ 71,930
Los Angeles-Long Beach-Anaheim, CA	29,570	5.17	1.09	$ 30.58	$ 63,610
Chicago-Naperville-Elgin, IL-IN-WI	16,550	3.91	0.82	$ 33.35	$ 69,370
Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA	15,260	7.96	1.68	$ 33.71	$ 70,110
Riverside-San Bernardino-Ontario, CA	14,930	9.76	2.06	$ 28.56	$ 59,400
Boston-Cambridge-Nashua, MA-NH	12,980	5.02	1.06	$ 32.40	$ 67,390
San Francisco-Oakland-Hayward, CA	12,940	5.77	1.22	$ 37.64	$ 78,280
Miami-Fort Lauderdale-West Palm Beach, FL	12,590	5.13	1.08	$ 22.13	$ 46,020
Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV	12,050	4.11	0.87	$ 26.98	$ 56,120
Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI	11,700	6.42	1.35	$ 29.06	$ 60,450

Metropolitan areas with the highest concentration of jobs and location quotients in Carpenters:

Metropolitan area	Employment (1)	Employment per thousand jobs	Location quotient (9)	Hourly mean wage	Annual mean wage (2)
Coeur d'Alene, ID	940	14.36	3.03	$ 20.55	$ 42,750
Rapid City, SD	920	13.75	2.90	$ 19.29	$ 40,120
Barnstable Town, MA	1,300	13.46	2.84	$ 27.40	$ 57,000
Bend-Redmond, OR	1,090	13.06	2.75	$ 24.28	$ 50,510
Boise City, ID	4,320	12.69	2.68	$ 19.72	$ 41,030
Bellingham, WA	980	11.92	2.51	$ 31.31	$ 65,130
St. George, UT	830	11.00	2.32	$ 21.36	$ 44,430
Santa Rosa, CA	2,100	10.92	2.30	$ 35.07	$ 72,940
Bremerton-Silverdale, WA	930	10.73	2.26	$ 29.05	$ 60,420
Longview, TX	960	10.68	2.25	$ 20.49	$ 42,620